TO: Landlord's name
FROM: Tenant's name
RE: Termination of occupancy
Date
Dear (Landlord's name):
It has been ___ months since we first brought to your attention the need for several
repairs on our apartment. Since you have not responded to our letters or phone calls, and
have not begun to work to repair the problems at our apartment, we feel that you have
broken our lease, which includes this provision: "Lessor agrees to make all necessary
interior and exterior repairs to the premises." You have also violated the
"statutory covenant to repair" provided for by state law. Since you have broken
our contract, and show no sign of accepting your legal responsibility to maintain the
premises, we intend to terminate our occupancy of our apartment, as of one month from
today.
We understand your responsibility to inspect the apartment and inform us of any
damages— and return the undisputed portion of our security deposit to us within 30
days of the end of our occupancy of the apartment. We also understand that if you do not
submit the above information to us within that time period or go to court to retain our
deposit (should we dispute your claim) within 45 days of the end of our occupancy we may
legally file suit for twice the amount of our security deposit. Since YOU are responsible
for breaking the lease, we will not accept a list of damages which includes charges for
rent lost for the remainder of our no-longer valid lease.
,,
Sincerely,
(Your name)